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THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1988
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HE NOTED THAT THE NEW DESIGNS WILL ALSO ENABLE A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FLAT SIZES, TAKE ACCOUNT OF FALLING FAMILY SIZES AND INTER-CHANGEABILITY BETWEEN RENTAL AND HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME FLATS.
IN VIEW OF THE MASSIVE COMPREHENSIVE REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME BEING IMPLEMENTED BY THE HOUSING AUTHORITY, THE NEW BLOCKS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED TO FIT THE REDEVELOPED SITES.
UNEMPLOYMENT, UNDEREMPLOYMENT STATISTICS FOR FEBRUARY APRIL
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LOW LEVEL то
LATEST AND STATISTICS
UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT REMAINED AT A VERY IN THE THREE MONTHS FEBRUARY APRIL 1988, ACCORDING LABOUR FORCE STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY BY THE DEPARTMENT.
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THESE FIGURES INDICATE THAT THE LABOUR MARKET CONDITIONS REMAINED TIGHT, WITH THE LOCAL WORKFORCE FULLY EMPLOYED.
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APRIL
THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR FEBRUARY 1988 WAS 1.7 PER CENT, COMPARED WITH 1.8 PER CENT FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDING JANUARY 1988 AND 2 PER CENT FOR THE SAME PERIOD
YEAR EARLIER.
THE DECREASE OF 0.1 OF A PERCENTAGE POINT BELOW THE PREVIOUS THREE MONTHS PERIOD IS STATISTICALLY NOT
NOT SIGNIFICANT WHILE THE DECREASE OF 0.3 OF A PERCENTAGE POINT BELOW THE SAMB PERIOD A YEAR EARLIER IS STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT.
THE LOW UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, AVERAGED OVER THE THREE MONTHS, WAS DUE TO THE RATHER LOW RATE FOR FEBRUARY 1988, WHICH PROBABLY RESULTED FROM FEWER JOB-SEEKERS LOOKING FOR WORK DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR PERIOD, WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE CLASSIFIED AS UNEMPLOYED.
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THE NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS IN FEBRUARY APRIL 1988 WAS ESTIMATED AT 46,200, COMPARED WITH 48,900 FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDING JANUARY 1988 AND 54,100 FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDING APRIL 1987.
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THE UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE FOR FEBRUARY APRIL 1988 WAS 0.9 PER: CENT, WHICH WAS THE SAME AS THAT FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDING JANUARY: 1988 AND FOR THE SAME PERIOD A YEAR EARLIER.
THE ESTIMATED